tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post2472679489956367433..comments2024-03-28T13:04:45.613-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: More Greatest Hits - Main Street StationMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-87382034105852123672015-08-03T19:49:55.405-07:002015-08-03T19:49:55.405-07:00Major, the "submarine" is actually a pie...Major, the "submarine" is actually a piece by Cuban artist Esterio Segura as part of a series of works he calls "Submarinos hechos en casa" ("Homemade Submarines"). The artwork takes shape as physical objects, digital art, and more traditional drawn media and is intended to reference the 1990's boat migrations to the US, which included at least one raft made from a car.<br /><br />More information about this piece on exhibit at the following websites:<br /><br />http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-18058087 (incorrectly identifies the vehilce as a "vintage Chrysler")<br /><br />http://artpulsemagazine.com/behind-the-wall<br /><br /><br />y en Español - http://detrasdelmurobehindthewall.blogspot.com/2012/05/artistasyobras2012.html<br /><br /><br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836717368846566211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-50165036252572845972015-08-03T15:20:02.455-07:002015-08-03T15:20:02.455-07:00Nanook, that kid is practicing for his upcoming ye...Nanook, that kid is practicing for his upcoming years in Folsom prison; he wants to know how it feels to see the world through iron bars. Won’t he be surprised when he finds out that cigarettes are not currency inside Disneyland?<br /><br />Chiana, I thought you were gone forever (it happens). I do love the Frontierland poster with the river craft, but MAN, it is hard to pick a favorite when you’ve got the Nature’s Wonderland, Submarine Voyage, and 20,000 Leagues posters nearby.<br /><br />Chuck, what the heck is that thing? I see from the web address that it is (apparently) in Cuba, of all places.<br /><br />Steve DeGaetano, even though I went on and on about the posters, it is true, those trains are fantastic!<br /><br />K. Martinez, you and Steve are on the same wavelength. Isn’t it amazing that those little locomotives are still going strong in the park’s 60th year?<br /><br />Melissa, I love it! Very “Twilight Zone”. “Submitted for your approval…”<br /><br />Nanook, sometimes when I go back and look at old blog posts, I see many folks who used to comment all the time, and now they’re gone. I always wonder where they went!<br /><br />Steve DeGaetano, I seem to recall Daveland having a decent shot of the Grand Canyon mural, I’ll see if I can find it and provide a link.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-57940882233288535762015-08-03T14:57:01.358-07:002015-08-03T14:57:01.358-07:00In the first photo, on the last car (The "Gra...In the first photo, on the last car (The "Grand Canyon," now the Lilly Belle) you can just barely make out one of the beautiful murals of the chasm that adorned the car--a different one on each side. Amazingly, I have never seen a really good image of either mural.Steve DeGaetanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947550539650692495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-18033855811170062072015-08-03T09:37:58.239-07:002015-08-03T09:37:58.239-07:00Wow-
This IS a Red Letter day-! To wit: Chiana_...Wow-<br /><br />This IS a Red Letter day-! To wit: Chiana_Chat is here; Chuck's newfangled "vehicle"- which proves beyond a shadow of a doubt just what happens if a Submarine and an Autopia decide to have a baby; and Melissa'a keen eye, spying the rarest-of-the-rare Attraction posters: The Mom purse, shorts with black socks. Help, indeed.<br /><br />Thanks to all.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-86197575447397358662015-08-03T08:24:14.260-07:002015-08-03T08:24:14.260-07:00HELP US<a href="http://i57.tinypic.com/10shxxk.jpg" rel="nofollow">HELP US</a>Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-57672483728683047742015-08-03T08:01:59.340-07:002015-08-03T08:01:59.340-07:00Today, all three images are absolute beauties. Yo...Today, all three images are absolute beauties. You've got the original passenger train, the Fred Gurley and the "cattle cars". It doesn't get any better than that.<br /><br />Chiana_Chat, I miss you around here! It's always great to hear from you.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-48138350707483166962015-08-03T06:06:10.944-07:002015-08-03T06:06:10.944-07:00Of course, personally I can never get enough vinta...Of course, personally I can never get enough vintage photographs of my favorite railroad! What a way to brighten my Monday morning!Steve DeGaetanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947550539650692495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-11564298205285587782015-08-03T05:07:53.119-07:002015-08-03T05:07:53.119-07:00Sorry - seeing the words "Cadillac" and ...Sorry - seeing the words "Cadillac" and "submarine" in the same sentence made me think of this 1958 Fleetwood: http://www.fastamphibians.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Cuban-amphibian.jpeg<br /><br />Love any picture of the posters out front, but to get THREE in one day - well, my eyes are misting over. Thanks, Major!Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836717368846566211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-59789348847090996212015-08-03T04:24:18.348-07:002015-08-03T04:24:18.348-07:00*poof* Hi! Back from never-never land... I tink. C...*poof* Hi! Back from never-never land... I tink. Comments wise, 'cause I'm still hooked on regular GDB visits. <br /><br />Oo well my fav of the attraction posters seen here is the Frontierland, the rudder-dash-ships' bow, following the thirsty canoe paddlers in catching some of the orange crush river the atypically agitated Mark Twain is whipping up. Oh? Well whatever's happening, it looks like fun adventure.<br /><br />But of course, they're all superb graphic art. So much so they make it hard to decide what to see first. They have that boy in the bottom pic on the fence. That or he's eyeing the handcar. Taking it for a spin could get him killed too, but like you said, what a way to go! :)Chiana_Chathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329208224763179478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-60828686458192196562015-08-03T00:51:46.603-07:002015-08-03T00:51:46.603-07:00Major-
It's hard to get too much of a good th...Major-<br /><br />It's hard to get too much of a good thing. In this case I'm referring to the DL Trains and the incredible DL Attraction posters. <br /><br />And I'm going to assume our little friend in the last image, who has attached himself to the lovely wrought iron fencing surrounding the floral Mickey, is fascinated with the former. (Or perhaps he's going to be a future horticulturist. Or maybe a future flag decorator...) Well - you never know-!<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com